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Best Buy CEO Promises Enhanced Personalization, Physical Store Upgrades in FY2025

Retail TouchPoints

While the retailer will be focused on improving existing store experiences at scale moving forward, Best Buy is planning to “open a few additional outlet centers and new formats to continue to test two important concepts,” said Barry.

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Walgreens Exec: Operational Excellence Makes 1-Hour Delivery Promise a Reality

Retail TouchPoints

For example, at launch [associates picking an order] had to stop at the store’s POS and scan a QR code, and when you’re doing a significant amount of volume and there are other customers in the line,” the time needed for these tasks adds up quickly. “So population within five miles of a Walgreens store.

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In Bankruptcy, Brooks Brothers Explores Sale, Closes 50+ Stores

Retail TouchPoints

Appearing at Retail TouchPoints ’ Retail Innovation Conference in 2019 , CIO Todd Treonze said the company was implementing “buy anything, get it anywhere (BAGA)” fulfillment — a long-time aspiration for omnichannel retailers that has yet to be realized by most.

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2 Ways Retailers Plan to Cut into Amazon’s Retail Media Lead: Stores and Closed Loop Measurement

Retail TouchPoints

“We’re seeing retailers link up directly with publishers and media companies, and so we’ve seen an increasing number of streaming TV partnerships,” said Andrew Lipsman, Principal Analyst for Retail and Ecommerce at Insider Intelligence during a recent session at the Retail Innovation Conference and Expo (RICE).

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Turn Innovation into Action: Top 10 Takeaways You’ll Get From #RIC21

Retail TouchPoints

The agenda for the virtual 2021 Retail Innovation Conference , taking place Nov. Shopping malls face an uncertain future, but an omnichannel-focused revamp can enhance convenience and generate consumer enthusiasm. Check out the full Retail Innovation Conference agenda here , and register for the event here. It’s free!

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Shopify (re)unite & the Two Ecommerce Stats Every Brand Has to Know

Optimizely

This week, Shopify hosted their first-ever virtual conference, Shopify (re)Unite, where their leadership team revealed new and upcoming features and provided insights about the future of commerce. The advancements that Shopify made to their POS capabilities were very, very cool. Point-of-Sale Pro Upgrades.

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Lining Up For Success: The Psychology Of The Queue

Retail TouchPoints

The stores are just so happy to be open, and focused on ensuring they meet regulations relating to social distancing, that most are completely ignoring their queue experience (QX). They are seeing it as something functional as opposed to experiential, missing opportunity and causing negative customer experiences.